How to Make a Foil-Wrapped Baked Potato

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil adds healthy fats while margarine is a cost-effective option.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides similar creaminess with fewer calories.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while processed cheese is often cheaper.

bacon bits

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon bits

💰Cheaper: cooked bacon

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while cooked bacon is often less expensive.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Wash the russet potato thoroughly and scrub it clean.

Pierce the potato 5 to 10 times with a fork to allow steam to escape.

Wrap the potato in aluminum foil without making a tent, ensuring not to leave too much air inside.

Place the wrapped potato directly on the oven rack without a baking pan underneath.

Bake for about 1 hour until the potato is fork tender.

Remove the potato from the oven, noting the steam that escapes.

Check that the potato is fork tender by inserting a fork easily into it.

Make incisions with the fork down the sides of the potato.

Push the two ends of the potato towards each other to open it up easily.

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